Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-17
THE NAYoRALrY.
The Question From non-P.rtisa. Estimate.

The Question From NOn-Partisaa Estimate.
The evening that the announcement Of 10
seph P. Allen was sent in, the following en-
dorsement was written. Instead Of gong on
to the s'local-hook" it went ON to q hook OF
.'bootn" communications and spring poetry,
where it has remained ever since. But it Is
not too late to publish it, s5sets
!, 81 P. Alien announces himself as non
partisan cit,zens' candidate this morning Tor
mayor at the ensuing election This move is
in response to aa earnest soil 'itai ion from q
larg- number of the people Of Wichita with
out regard to party. In tact, Joe amt mu' b
of politician. He is simply q, careful and
conservative business nlau, whose head can {
be easily turned and who is as straight as "a
man eau be. joe Alien has been with Wich-
TIA ever since it was Wichita. The first child
born in the place, we believe, was his. If
neither the Democrats or Republicans make
nominations we see no reason why J,e might
not be Unanimous y chosen. However that
may be, what Wichita wants for the next
two years is a cool, long headed business
man With property enough that every time
there is an expense incurred the mayors
pe.cket will be hut as bari a. ybody's. We
believe Allen fills the bill. But we must
stop before somebody says we are writing
up An Independent candidate, which we have
NO disposition TO do" --, s..t.-s.l, .z.sy
Since the above was written other worthy
gentlemen have offered their names and can
.dsdacy to the public. They are gentlemen
whom every body respects and who command
tee confidence OF our people. But we find
no reason for altering or charging our orig
inal endorsement of Mr. Allen, nor but little
to add 70 it. Mr.. Allen has been longer In
active business in toe city than any man
In it. lie knows its people, understands Its
spirit and comprehends all OF the thousand
and one interests aud influences which have
made it what it is today il any man does
Conservative in all directions where expendi-
lures of the peoples money is called for,
liberal as any one could desire where the
morals of the city is concerned, there would
be little if any change in his administration
from that of our present popular mayor, Mr..
Aldrich, which; gives such general satisfac
[len. But tESre !. another characteristic Of
MIR. Allen, which particularly marks him.
He has very keen, perceptible faculties and
mighty stiff spinal column when occasion de-
manGs Whatever the other gentlemen who
are candidates might do, if elected, nobouy
who knows joe Allen would have any fear
Of any corporations or any scheming con-
tractors or Doodle handlers ever putting up
job on the city under his administration.
He never cast vote or made an answer in
his life in the absence Of a reason If Job
vss ever put up on the city with him in the
mayors chair and forced by the
u of Doodle, over his veto, the best thing
The men who had betrayed their constituents
and violated their oaths could do. would be
to get out Of the country and to get in a
hurry. In all respects. and generally so far
as our police system is concerned, etc, etc.
Mr. Aliens policy would conform to that Of
the present administration.
1t SO happens that all three of the other
are personal friends, solid citizen,
and in every way worthy, SO that in favor
ing Mr.. Allen there is no grain of prejudice,
political or otherwise, III the matter, but
simply the conviction that he is the best man
for the present emergency, and one whose adj
would do no violence to the
honest convictions Of any class.